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Top Legal Issues Meeting Profs Should Be Aware of in 2023

Smart Meetings

Force Majeure clause and employment classifications changes coming for MPs The legal nuances of meeting planning can be a bit overwhelming even for the seasoned planners. To offer some helpful insight in what areas to be on the lookout for, Smart Meetings sat down with Ty M. Force Majeure.

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What Is Unconscious Bias (And How Meeting Planners Can Defeat It)

Smart Meetings

How can meeting planners be part of the solution in the movement to defeat unconscious bias? Unconscious bias (also known as implicit bias ) refers to unconscious forms of discrimination and stereotyping based on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, ability, age and so on. First, you need to know what it is.

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

Engaging – If a speaker doesn’t have a plan for chunking content and infusing audience participation, don’t hire them. As you evaluate speakers on this criteria, be sure to check references and video tape from the past 12 months. Don’t just view the highlight real. Ask for access to a full length, recent example. Optimizing ROI.

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The Sure Way for Association Leaders to Get Constructive Feedback About Meetings

Smart Meetings

Yet, many association leaders fail in engaging stakeholders effectively due to reluctance to incorporate and act on feedback in their meeting planning. Social intelligence refers to the strategic capacity to evaluate and influence other people’s emotions and relationships.

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Adding AI to Your Next Meeting

Smart Meetings

“Let [it] do the mundane stuff that we don’t like about meetings.” The Meetings Cycle A scheduled meeting doesn’t take place in a vacuum and typically has a designated purpose which is to disseminate or gather information. McCowan refers to “meeting cycles” where there is preparation, an agenda, and a format. “AI

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Social Media Changes the Lifecycle of Trends

Smart Meetings

Referring specifically to fashion and the appearance of certain looks first on the runway at Fashion Week and then at the Emmys, she says, “There’s no longer that lag time. But whereas the timeline of trends was once predictable, now “everything hits at once,” she says. We used to have a season in between.

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5 Tips for Selecting Virtual Event & Meeting Planning Vendors and Platforms

Event Leadership Institute

Provide a clear deadline for responses – understanding many vendors are responding to a large number of inquiries – and other instructions your organization may need (references, financials, etc.). The post 5 Tips for Selecting Virtual Event & Meeting Planning Vendors and Platforms appeared first on Event Leadership Institute.